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UNESCO

Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.

Turkey has 15 Heritages on the UNESCO World Heritage List as of 2015. Archaeological Site of Troy, City of Safranbolu, Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği, Hattusha:the Hittite Capital, Historic Areas of Istanbul, Nemrut Dağ, Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük, Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex, Xanthos-Letoon, Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire, Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape, Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape, Ancient City of Ephesus, Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia and Hierapolis-Pamukkale.

MUSEUMS

The unequaled works of art and remains belonging to the many civilizations and societies that left their mark in Turkey are preserved across the centuries to welcome today’s visitors. Shedding light into history, far and recent, this legacy is well-preserved under the most suitable conditions. Museum Card provides even easier access into these interesting museums and historic sites across the country.

If you are curious about the story of man during thousands of years, be prepared for a fascinating journey in time in a grand-scale open air museum.

The airports in Turkey that were closed to the air traffic due to the recent negative incidents, a short time later started to provide their services normally. Furthermore, all citizens of the Republic of Turkey, as well as foreign citizens in tourism destinations such as Antalya, Muğla, İzmir etc. did not face any negative situation.

As the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey we would like to express our gratitude to everyone who showed their support to the Turkish Public after the hateful attacks that took place on 28/06/2016 in Istanbul Ataturk Airport.

We would also kindly inform the public that right after the hatefull attack all the necessary security measures have been taken by the State’s Security Forces and that as of today the Airport's air traffic is open and all the services operate normally

The distinguished soprano Julia Sougklakou welcomed Efe Kışlalı, the Turkish tenor with the dark and dramatic voice, at the 25th Nafplio Festival, with the accompaniamento of the master of piano Dimitris Yakas.

The wondrous trio offered the audience a night full of timeless diamonds of the opera repertoire, with the support of the Culture and Tourism Office of the Turkish Embassy in Athens.

The film "My Grandfather's People" was successfully screened in Chania and Irakleio of Crete.

The screening of Chania took place in the municipal cinema "Kipos" on the 22nd of June, with the presence of H.E. the Ambassador of Turkey in Greece, Kerim Uras, the Mayor of Chania Municipality, Mr. Tasos Vamvoukas, representatives of local authorities and lots of people, who lovingly embraced the film makers, Çağan Irmak, Yiğit Özşener and Gökhan Tiryaki, who visited Crete especially on the occasion of the screenings.

In Irakleio, the film screening took place in the municipal cinema "Bythleem" on Wednesday, 23rd of July, with the presence of the Culture Vice Mayor Mrs Aristea Plevri, the Municipality Art Manager, Mr. Georgios Antonakis, representatives of local authorities, the film makers and lots of people.

The enchanting sounds of Turkish folk music through jazz improvisations of Erkan Oğur and the Telvin trio will be closing concert of the 16th Jazz Festival at the Technopolis on Sunday, 29 May at 23:00.

Turkey’s participation in the Athens Jazz Festival constitutes an initiative undertaken by the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office, which aims to promote the cultural heritage of Turkey by supporting significant cultural events.

A few words about Erkan Oğur

“Since he needed detailed sounds in order to obtain Turkish melodies, Erkan Oğur modified his guitar, inventing the fretless classical guitar in 1976.”

Erkan Oğur was born in Ankara and as a child he became interested in violin and the Turkish bağlama, practicing the instruments frequently. He later studied physics in Ankara and Munich and in 1973, he started playing the guitar and chose to be a musician. In 1989 he went to the U.S. to work with local Blues artists, introducing fretless guitar into Blues. He has released albums in Germany and Turkey, he has given concerts and participated in numerous festivals and he composed the music for the films Eşkıya and Yazı Tura. Oğur is a member of the Telvin trio, which mainly performs Turkish folk music in improvised jazz style. Their album Telvin was released in 2006.